September 23 2007

Sidwell School, Washington DC

A report on Treehugger discussed the sustainable features of a new private middle school near Washington DC. The Sidwell Friends School is rated LEED Platinum (57 points) and was honored as one of the AIA's Top Ten Green Projects for 2007. The building is a K-12 education building and consisted of 54% new construction and 46% renovation of a 1950 building which was last renovated in 1971.